Thursday, June 30, 2011

Royal Navy - Heart of Oak

"Heart of Oak" is the official march of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. It is also the official march of the Canadian Navy, as well as the Canadian Forces' Naval Operations Branch. The music was composed by Dr William Boyce and the words were written by the 18th Century English actor David Garrick. Heart of Oak was originally written as an opera. The "wonderful year" referenced in the first verse is 1759-60, during which British forces were victorious in

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